Mumbai, July 6: The Indian Cricket Team will be travelling to the Caribbean after the conclusion of the tour of the United Kingdom. The Rohit Sharma-led side is scheduled to play three ODIs and five T20Is between July 22 and August 7 against the West Indies.
Team India will be playing two T20Is in Ireland before heading for England to play one-off Test, three T20Is and as many ODIs against the English side.
The Men in Blue will resume their international assignment with a home series against South Africa under acting skipper KL Rahul. India face the Proteas in 5 T20Is before Rohit Sharma and the other rested stars return for the UK tour.
The highly anticipated series as India returns to the Caribbean after three years and will be led by new captains Rohit Sharma and Nicholas Pooran. The series will be a culmination of an action-packed summer for both the teams in the buildup to the T20 World Cup 2022.
Speaking about the upcoming series WI captain, Nicholas Pooran on the upcoming series, said, "We have a young team that is eager to restore the brand of cricket the West Indies team is known for playing. As I take charge of this team, our ambition is to always be competitive, as we look to use this series to fine-tune our preparations for the upcoming T20 and 50 Over World Cups."
Where to watch:
The series between India and West Indies will be premiered on FanCode. It will be the only platform streaming these matches LIVE for Indian audiences.
Live Streaming: FanCode app and www.fancode.com
Venues: The ODI series and three T20Is will be hosted across Trinidad and Tobago and St Kitts & Nevis, with the final two T20Is scheduled for Lauderhill, Florida in the USA.
Timing:
ODIs will start at 7 PM IST
T20Is will start at 8 PM IST
Squads: The BCCI has announced the ODI squad and named Shikhar Dhawan as the captain for the three ODIs. Regular captain Rohit Sharma will be leading the Men in Blue in the 5-match T20I series, starting July 29. KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav - who were recovering from injury - will be making their comeback with the T20I series. Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has also been included in the side while former captain Virat Kohli, pacer Jasprit Bumrah and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal have been rested.
India's ODI Squad: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Ravindra Jadeja (VC), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (WK), Sanju Samson (wk), Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.
India's T20I Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.
Full Schedule and Results:
Match No. | Day/Date | Venue | Time (IST) | Result |
1st ODI | Friday, July 22 | Queen's Park Oval | 7 PM | N/A |
2nd ODI | Sunday, July 24 | Queen's Park Oval | 7 PM | N/A |
3rd ODI | Wednesday, July 27 | Queen's Park Oval | 7 PM | N/A |
1st T20I | Friday, July 29 | Brian Lara Cricket Academy | 8 PM | N/A |
2nd T20I | Monday, August 1 | Warner Park | 8 PM | N/A |
3rd T20I | Tuesday, August 2 | Warner Park | 8 PM | N/A |
4th T20I | Saturday, August 06 | Broward County Cricket Stadium | 8 PM | N/A |
5th T20I | Sunday, August 07 | Broward County Cricket Stadium | 8 PM | N/A |